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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 31 october 1980 with Jeff Goldblum

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Released in USA 31 october 1980
Length 1h44
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Fantasy,    Horror
Rating61% 3.0534053.0534053.0534053.0534053.053405

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was a 1980 television movie on NBC filmed in Utah. It starred Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane, Meg Foster as Katrina, and Dick Butkus as Brom Bones. The film is also known as La leggenda di Sleepy Hollow in Italy. It was directed by Henning Schellerup. Executive producer Charles Sellier was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the movie.

It was not closely adapted to the original story, depicting Crane as a skeptic regarding ghosts and the supernatural, although it foreshadowed Tim Burton's similar 1999 treatment.

This film ends with Ichabod arriving at Katrina's house and the Headless Horseman returns to the dark forest. The Van Tassels bring him inside their house for hot chocolate.

Synopsis

The story begins when schoolteacher Ichabod Crane arrives in the quaint town of Sleepy Hollow. There, he discovers his predecessor was driven mad by evil spirits. Not one to believe in ghosts, Ichabod takes a personal interest in the "Headless Horseman" who terrorizes the townspeople with his midnight runs. In one hair-raising encounter after another, Ichabod meets the demon head-on (so to speak) and discovers the truth behind the legend. The timid teacher is soon transformed from laughing-stock to town hero in this gothic tale of early America.

Actors

Jeff Goldblum

(Ichabod Crane)
Meg Foster

(Katrina Van Tassel)
Paul Sand

(Frederic Dutcher)
James Griffith

(Squire Van Tassel)
John Sylvester White

(Fritz Vanderhoof)
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